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100

Which presently popular design of tires were invented in the 1950s?

What are radial tires?

100

"Good Golly, Miss..."

"Molly sure like to ball" 

Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard ‧ 1958

100

What piece of women's clothing, named after a dog, became popular in the 1950s?

What is the Poodle Skirt?

100

Where were the 1956 Winter Olympics held?

What is Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy?

100

What was the first television series to be regularly broadcast in color?

What is "The World Is Yours!" (June 27, 1951.)

200

Which invention from 1952, created by Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver, was originally used to identify railroad cars?

What are barcodes?

200

"I'm so young and you're so old this, my darling..."

"I've been told"

Diana, Paul Anka ‧ 1957

200

Senator Joseph McCarthy, who conducted a nationally televised hearing in 1954 to root out Communists in the government, represented what state?

What is Wisconsin?

200

Which disease did Dr. Jonas Salk successfully create a vaccine for in 1952?

What is polio?

200

What soon-to-be-famous actor starred in the classic teen horror flick "The Blob" ?

Who is Steve McQueen?

300

Diner's Club introduced the first what in 1950?

What is the Credit Card?

300

"Little bitty pretty one..."

"come on talk to me"

Little Bitty Pretty One Thurston Harris ‧ 1957

300

Due to inflation, $5 in 1950 is equivalent to how much in 2025?

$66.69 

A dollar today only buys 7.497% of what it could buy back then.

300

What famous explorer first climbed Mount Everest in 1953?

Who is Sir Edmund Hillary?

300

Which rising young star from the movie Rebel Without a Cause died in an automobile accident in 1955? 

Who is James Dean?

400

In 1954, Gerald Pearson of Bell Labs proudly announced the invention of the first practical and commercially viable ___?

Solar cells- Pearson’s solar panel was 6% efficient compared to today’s typical solar panel which is 20% efficient.

400

"See the pyramids along the Nile And watch the sunrise on the tropic isle But just remember..."

"darling, all the while, you belong to me"

You Belong to Me, Jo Stafford ‧ 1952

400

What Cleveland disc jockey first used the term "Rock N Roll" in 1951?

Who is Alan Freed?

400

What year did Disneyland open? 

What is 1955?

400

Which famous song sung by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much?

What is Que Sera Sera?

500

What modern invention came into existence in the 1950s due to the demands of air defense in the United States

What are telephone line modems? 

500

"Well, now, if your baby leaves you And you got a tale to tell..."

"Just take a walk down Lonely Street, To Heartbreak Hotel"

Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis Presley ‧ 1956

500

Eating what type of live fish became popular in the 1950s? 

What is the goldfish?

500

Which aspiring rock and roll singer appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1956, but could only be shown from the waist up? 

Who is Elvis Presley?

500

Which television game show first aired in 1956 and is still running today? 

What is The Price Is Right?